NPO Registration Number:  268-580

The Wally Hayward Marathon has been run 43 times to date. In 2016 MiWay Insurance became the title sponsor and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

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This race is a tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest ever athletes. It has been a fixture on the road running calendar for the past 43 years, usually on the 1st of May, Workers Day.

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The first run ever took place on 30 June 1977 over a distance of 42.2 km, starting and finishing at Hoërskool Verwoerdburg.

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Additional distances of 21.1km, 10km and 5km were later added.   

Since 2005, the Wally has started and finished at Hoërskool Zwartkop, in Centurion. For the past few years, the kiddie’s 1 km race has been held to raise funds for SPCA, Tshwane